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Adam Thompson vs Sonia Kumar

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

493 same votes 1 different votes 494 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
573
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
282
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.4% of votes cast
291
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
250
48.6% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
116
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
130
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API